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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3

1.1 AbouttheTool.......................................................................................................................3

1.2 KeyFeatures..........................................................................................................................3

2 GETTINGSTARTED.........................................................................................................................4

3 REPORT..........................................................................................................................................5

4 RUNNINGAREPORT......................................................................................................................8

5 CUSTOMISINGAMAP....................................................................................................................9

6 CUSTOMISINGUSINGGOOGLEMAPSTYLES...............................................................................11

7 USINGTHEUNSERVEDDESTINATIONSFUNCTION......................................................................19

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 AbouttheTool

ThenewOAGMapperisapowerfultoolallowingyoutovisualiseconnectivity.Youcancreateandcustomiseroutemapsforexistingscheduledairservicesaswellashypotheticalairlineoperations.MapperislocatedontheAnalyserhomescreen,alongwiththeotherAnalysermodules.

OAG Mapper sits within the OAG Analyser Suite of modules, each accessed via a commondashboard.Eachmodulehasbeendesignedtohaveahighdegreeofcommonalitysothatscreensare visually comparable, and users of one will find it easy to use the other products and createoutputsinsimilarandcomparableformatswhereneeded.

1.2 KeyFeaturesOAGMapperhasbeendesignedwithcustomisation inmindandnowhassomenewfunctionality.Mapperallowsyoutodothefollowing

! Accesshistoricdata! Viewexistingroutesand‘custom’routesinonemap! Plotunservedroutes! Usetherangefunctionalitytohighlightopportunities! Enhancedcustomisationoptions

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2 GETTINGSTARTED

This short guide provides all the information you need to start using OAGMapper. It has beendesignedtowalkyouthroughallofthestepsinvolvedwithgettingthedatayouneedfromMapperandcanbeusedonitsown,orinconjunctionwiththeuserguidevideosonourwebsite.

Ifyouhaveany log inoraccount issuespleaseget in touchviaContactUs@oag.com. IfyouwouldliketogivefeedbackonyourexperienceofusingMapperorifyouhaveanyproblemsusingthistoolplease contact your account manager and they will be able to help you or pass you on to therevelantdepartmenttohelp.WhenyoulogintoOAGAnalyseryouwillseeascreenlikethiswhichisthedashboardfortheOAGAnalysersuiteofproducts.

Eachproductyouhaveaccesstoislistedalongthetoprightandalsoinmiddleofthescreen.Youraccountnumber is locatedatthetopleftofthescreen,whereitsayswelcome,andyouneedjustoneaccountandlogintoaccessalloftheOAGAnalyserproductsyousubscribeto.

ToopenMapper,themodulecoveredinthisuserguide,youcaneitherclickonthemodulenameatthetopofthescreen,orclickonthepiniconlocatedtotheleftoftheMappersection.

OnloggingintoMapper,youwillseethisscreenwhichisthehomescreen:

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InthecentralareayouwillseetheMapperreportandbelowareanySavedMaps.

Alongthetopofthescreentherearesomeadditionalfunctions.Firstly,therearequickaccesslinkstoeachofthemodulesyouhaveaccesstoaspartofyourlicence.

Next is theMy OAG section which also allows you to access savedmaps. You can also access afeaturewhichallowsyoutocustomisegroupsofdatatomakerunningreportswithsimilarquerieseasier.ThereisalsoaccessheretoUserPreferences.Thefunctionsinthissection,andthereferencesection next to it, are covered in more detail in our other user guides for Schedules and TrafficAnalyser. The User Guide option links you to OAG’s help pageswhich include this guide, someFAQ’s,aglossaryandavideotoguideyouthroughhowtousethisreport.

InthisuserguidewewillnowtakeyouthroughtheMapperReportandhowtouseit.

3 REPORT

ThereisonereportavailableinMapper–theMapperReport.Wedescribehowitworkshereandprovideyouwithaworkedexampleinthissection.Youcanalsoaccessashortvideoguidefromouruser guide that replicates the content provided here. From the home screen you can click onMapper under Available Reports and you will be linked to a new query screen which will lookfamiliarifyouareauserofotherOAGAnalysermodules.Therearethreedistinctpartstothequeryscreen. On the left are Parameters, in the middle the fields that you can use to refine theseparametersandthenontheright,yourcurrentreportselectionsaredisplayed.

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MostoftheparametersaresimilartothoseinotherOAGAnalysermodulessoherewewillfocusontheonesthatdiffer.Firstly,intheDisplaysectiontherearethreeoptions

Selecting Active Routeswill return results for all active scheduled routes for the time period youselectinPeriod.SelectingCustomRoutesopensupadifferentwindowwithaboxwhichallowsyoutoentertheroutepair,orpairsthatyouwanttovisualise.Onceyou’veenteredapair,orpairs,youcanthengoontorunthereportbyclickingontheyellowRunbox,orselecttheActiveandCustomRoutesoptionatthetopofthescreenandtheroutesyouhaveenteredwillbeaddedtowhateverquery you choose to run. This can be useful to look at hypothetical routes alongside a carrier orairport’sexistingnetwork.

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IfyounowclickontheActiveandCustomRoutesoption,theCustomfieldappearsatthebottomofthequeryscreen.

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4 RUNNINGAREPORT

Thebestwaytoseehowtorunareportistodoanexample.InthisexamplewewillbecombiningtheNorwegianandeasyJetairlinenetworksatGatwickAirportonasinglemap,andaddingahypotheticalroutewhichNorwegianmaychoosetooperateusingrecentlyacquiredairportslots.ThehypotheticalroutewillbefromGatwick(LGW)toProvidence(PVD)intheUnitedStates.

StartbyselectingtheActiveandCustomroutesoption.ThedatewillbeJanuary2018.SelectthetwoairlinesNorwegian(inthisexamplewe’veselectedbothofNorwegian’stwolettercodes–DYandD8)andeasyJet.SelectanOriginwhichisGatwickAirport.Finally,typethecustomrouteLGWPVD.TheblueareatotherightofthescreenwillshowtheselectionsmadeasMyReport.

Togeneratethemap,clickonRun,underMyReport.Thenextimageisthemapwhichisgeneratedasaresultoftheabovequery.

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Thenextsectionlooksathowtocustomisethemap.

5 CUSTOMISINGAMAP

Everymapcanbecustomisedinnumerouswaysfromchangingthecolourandshapeoftheroutelines,toaddinglabelsforairports,andevenchangingthestyleofthemapitself.

CustomisationcanbeaccessedthroughtheMapSettings.MapSettingshavethreetabs,thefirstbeingCurrentSelectionswhichsimplyliststhereportcriteriausedtogeneratethemap.

ThesecondtabisCustomiseDisplay.Themapappearsinthedefaultdisplaymodewhereeveryrouteisshowninthesamecolour.Checkboxesallowyoutoturnoffanyrouteorroutesfromthedisplay,orhighlightspecificroutes.

Thereareanother5displayoptions.SelectingEquipmentdisplayseachrouteaccordingtothetypeofaircraftequipmentoperatedontheroute,withadifferentcolourforeachaircrafttypeanduseswhitelinesforrouteswheremorethanonetypeofequipmentisused,and

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darkerlinesforthehypotheticalroutesforwhichnoaircrafttypehasbeenassigned.Again,youcanchoosewhetheranyparticularrouteisdisplayedornotusingthecheckboxes.YoucanalsousetheFilterResultsfeatureatthetopofthetabletochooseonlyroutesoperatedwithonetypeofaircraft.Thefilteroptiononlychangeswhatisdisplayedinthetable,notonthemap.

Byclickingoneachofthecolourcodesfortheaircrafttypesanewdialogueboxopenswhereyoucanmakechangestothecoloursused,eitherusingthecolourpalette,Red-Green-BluenumbercodesorHEXcodes.

Thethirdoptionalongthetopistoshowroutelinesaccordingtoairline.Again,routeswheremultipleairlinesoperateareshownaswhitelinesandthehypotheticalrouteisshowninadarkercolour.

Thefourthoptiondisplaysroutesaccordingtothecarriercategory,eithermainlineairlineorlowcostairline.

Afifthoptioncolourcodesroutesbytheorigin,inthisinstancethatmeanstheyareallthesamecolourasGatwickistheoriginforallroutes.Afinaloptioncolourcodesroutesaccordingtothedestinationandinthisinstancethatmeanseveryrouteisadifferentcolour.

ThethirdtabinMapSettingsisCustomiseFormat.ToensurethefullfunctionalityofthistheCustomiseDisplayneedstobeinthedefaultoption.

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CustomiseDisplayprovidesthegreatestdegreeofcustomisationandsothefirstoftheoptionsisonewhereyoucansaveamapstyleyouhavecreated,andselectapreviouslysavedstyle.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouhavecreatedamapstylewhichmatchesyourcorporateorin-housestyleandwanttobeabletouseitagain,orifyouhavemultiplemapswhichallneedtoappearwiththesamedisplayfeatures.ThisiswhereyoucanaccessGoogleMapStyleswhichprovideformuchmorecustomisationofthemapitself.ThisisdescribedindetailinSection6.

BelowSavedMapStylesareoptionsforhowyouwishtheLabelsatoriginsanddestinationstobedisplayed,soairportnamescanappearasthreelettercodesorwiththenameinfull.Thelocationonthemaprelativetothelocationmarkercanalsobechanged,ascanthesizeofthelabel.

Thecentralareaoftheoptionsallowscustomisationoftheroutelines,orPaths.Thisincludeschangingthewidthofthelines,thestyle(straightorgeodesic),colourandtransparency.Therearealsooptionsforthelocationmarkersincludingsize,colourandtransparency.

Ontherightofthiscentralareaarethesameoptionsbutforallhighlightedroutes.Youcancustomisetheseoptionsandtheywillremainasyoucustomisethem.Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultoptions,clickonResetwhichclearsanychangesmade.

Atthebottomthesavefunctionallowsyoutosavethecustomisedmapandoncesaved,itappearsinthedrop-downlistforfutureuse.

6 CUSTOMISINGUSINGGOOGLEMAPSTYLES

MapperprovidesanoptionforuserstochangeandcustomisethepresentationofthestandardGooglemapstyles,sothatthevisualdisplayoffeatureslikelandcharacteristics,seacolour,andnationalboundariescanbechanged.Aswellaschangingthestyleofthesefeatures,youcanhidefeaturesentirely.Thismeansthatyoucanemphasizeparticularcomponentsofthemapormakethemapcomplementthestyleofthesurroundingpage.

TheMapThemeprovidesanopportunitytochangefromthestandardgooglemapformattotheGoogleSilver,GoogleRetro,GoogleDark,GoogleNightorGoogleAuberginestyles,asshownbelow.

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IffurthercustomisationisrequiredselectCustom.ThisimmediatelyopensanewdialogueboxwhichwillcontaintheJavaScriptObjectNotation(JSON)whichwilldefinethefeaturesofthemapbutnowitisempty.YouneedtoclickonthelinktoGoogleMapStylesinordertocustomisethemap,andthenpastetheJSONgeneratedintotheemptybox.

TheGoogleMapStyleslinktakesyoutoanewwindowforGoogleMapsAPIsStylingWizard.ClickonCreateAStyle.

ThenextwindowrepeatsthevariousstandardGooglemapstylesthatareavailableinMapper.You’llneedtogostraighttoMoreOptionsatthebottomofthescreen.

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Thenextscreencontainsalonglistofmapfeaturesontheleft,eachofwhichprovideevenmorelevelsofcustomisation.Itmaybeworth,first,changingthecentrepointofthemapandthescale.Manyofthemapscreatedforroutenetworkscrossnationalboundariesandinvolvedistancesinexcessof500kmsoitisimportanttoseehowthefeaturesselectedappearonamapofthescalethatisrequired.ThemapbelowhasbeencentredonEuropeandcoversanareasimilartotheoneusedforthereportqueryusedearlierinthisUserGuide.Asyoucansee,therearemanyadministrativeareaboundariesdisplayed,aswellasmajorroads.Tocreateacleanerlookyoumaywanttoremovethosetostartwith.

YoucandothisbyselectingAdministrative>Province>Stroke>HiddenandRoad>Highway>Fill>Hidden.Youmightthendecidetocustomisethecoloursonthemaptofitwithanairline’scorporatecolours.Inthisexample,we’llcontinuewiththeworkedexampleweusedearlier,anduseNorwegian.

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Firstly,we’llselectFewerOptionsatthebottomofthewindowwhichtakesusbacktothispage.We’llchoosetheSilveroptionhere,whichremovesthecountryboundariesandchangesthecolouroftheseatosilver.

Nowwe’llformattheseainNorwegianred.SelectMoreOptionstoopenuptheadvanceddialogueandscrolldowntowater.SelectingWateropensanothermenuwhereweselectFill(highlightedinblue)andthenwewanttoamendthecolourbycheckingthecolourbox.

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Doingthisopensupaboxwhichallowsyoutocustomisethecolour.Therearepresetcolours,oryoucanenterthehexcodeorRGBcode.TheNorwegianRGBcoloursare218,25and56sowe’llenterthose,addthemtothecustomcoloursincasewewanttousethemagain.

WethenclickonOKandthecolouroftheseachangestored.

That’sallweneedtodohere,soweselectFinishandthefollowingboxopens.AllweneedtodonowisexporttheJSONstyledirectlyintoMapper.

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ClickingonCopyJSONhighlightstheJSONandcopiesitsoyoucannowreturntotheMapperpageandcopyitintothecustomthemebox.

OncetheJSONiscopiedin,youcanselectapplytoseehowitlooks.Clickingonthemapsettingsboxclosesitsoyoucanreviewandtheneditfurtherbyopeningmapsettingsagainorsaveunderanexistingornewname.Wecouldhavemademanymorechanges,addingorremovingfeaturesofthemap,andchangingthewaythemapfeaturesaredisplayed.

Onceyou’vesavedyourcustomisedstyle,itthenappearsintheSelectCustomMapStyledrop-downsoyoucanuseitinfuture.Ifyouhaveaninhousestyleofmapyouwanttouseoverandoveragainthencreatingithereandsavingitwillmakethetaskofproducingallyourmapsinthatstylesimple.

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Onceyou’vecreatedthebackgroundmapstyleyouwant,youcancustomisetheRouteStyles.

Thefirstoptionrelatestolabels,fororiginanddestination.Youcanchoosetodisplayairportcodesornames,andthenamendthelocationofthelabelanditssize.

Thenextsetofoptionsrelatetothelines,orpaths.Youcanvarythethickness,styleandcolourofthepathsandtheirtransparency,andalsoamendthemarkersize,colourandtransparency.Youcanalsoamendthesamefieldsforanyhighlightedroutesthatyouselectinthecustomisedisplayfield.

Onceyou’vemadeanychangestothepathsyoucansavetheseasamapformatwhichyoucanthenselecteachtimeyouwanttousethatspecificsetofformattingoptions.

Finally,oncethemapislookinghowyouwantitto,youcanselectaprintfriendlyviewbyclickingontheprintericononthetopleftofthescreen

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Doingthisclosesthemapsettingstabandremovestheothericonsfromthemapasshownbelow.Clickingontheprintericonagaintakesthemapoutofprintmode.

Finally,ifyouwanttosavethemapqueryyou’vegenerated,clickonsavemapandthenthefollowingboxopens,allowingyoutoenteranewname,oruseanexistingname.

Onceyou’vesavedamap,itappearsintheMyOAGdrop-down,inSavedMaps.ThiscanbeaccessedfromthetoolbaratthetopofthescreenorunderSavedMapsintheMapperhomepage.

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7 USINGTHEUNSERVEDDESTINATIONSFUNCTION

There’sanothernewfeatureinMapperwhichistheabilitytohighlightunserveddestinationswithintherangeofparticularaircrafttypes. We’llcontinuewiththeNorwegianexampleweusedearlierand lookatwhereelsecouldbeserved inNorthAmerica fromLondonGatwickusingNorwegian’sBoeing737MAXaircraft.

StartingbackattheMapperreport,weclickonOriginandDestinationtomovethequeryscreentothere.

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We’ll addNorwegianas thecarrier,Gatwickas theoriginairportand in theOriginDistance rangefieldwe’llenter5,000to6,500aswe’reassumingtherangeoftheBoeing737MAXis6,500km.JustbelowtheOriginDistanceRangefieldwe’llcheckthePlotUnservedPortsbox.

Thenwe’llrunthequery.Thisistheresult:

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Themapcanbere-centredaroundtheareayou’reinterestedin,inthiscasethenortheastUnitedStatesandzoominginshowsthecurrentroutesoperatedbyNorwegiantotheUS.EachofthebluedotsrepresentsanairportintheUS,withtherangeoftheaircraft,butwithoutservicetoGatwick.Thecurvedbandistherangewe’vespecifiedandsoyoucanseefromthis,andthezoomed-inshotbelowthattherearemanyairportswhichcouldbeservedwiththisaircraft.Hoveringoverthe

Dotidentifiestheairport,andyoucanusemapsettingstoturnlabelsonandofffordestinationairports(existingroutes)andfortheunserveddestinations.

Asbefore,themapcanbesavedforfutureuse,orcustomisedasdescribedearlier.